Inventory Objects
Inventory management in Commerce Server sites usually occurs in two stages in the Order Processing pipelines (OPP).
The first stage, the Inventory stage, is usually configured to include components that determine whether a sufficient number of items are available to fill the order for a given product.
The second stage, the Accept stage, can be configured to modify the product table for a site to reflect the new number of items available for a given product. Optionally, you can use the SQLItemADO component in either the Inventory or Accept stage to reduce the local inventory after the items have been purchased.
This section explains how to use the inventory components included in Commerce Server 2002, and explains how you can use Commerce Server to address issues that arise in the context of inventory control.
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